Job description

Astronomer designed Astro, an industry-leading, orchestration-first DataOps platform for data teams. Powered by Airflow, Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and drive data-driven applications.

We’re a globally-distributed and rapidly growing venture-backed team of learners, innovators and collaborators. Our mission is to empower data teams to bring mission-critical analytics, AI, and software to life. As a member of our team, you will be at the forefront of the industry as we strive to deliver the world's data.

Your background may be unconventional; as long as you have the essential qualifications, we encourage you to apply. While having "bonus" qualifications makes for a strong candidate, Astronomer values diverse experiences. Many of us at Astronomer haven't followed traditional career paths, and we welcome it if yours hasn't either.

About this role:

At Astronomer, our R&D team is dedicated to providing an exceptional experience in managing Apache Airflow at scale. As a leading player in the industry, we are seeking a talented Senior Frontend Software Engineer to work on our Growth initiative, a critical component of our expansion strategy. This role will interact with several high-level leaders cross-functionally in the company. You will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our platform. Collaborating closely with our applications team and product team, you will build an intuitive onboarding and self-service experience, as well as tools for our users. Your contributions will directly impact our ability to scale and deliver exceptional value to our customers.

What you get to do:

Contribute to the frontend design and implementation of the Astro onboarding process while also contributing to the continued improvement of the Astro features used by our customers.
Collaborate within a cross-functional team of Frontend Engineers, API Engineers, Designers, and Product Managers to understand user requirements, implement, and iterate on the features that delight our customers.
Continuously evaluate and improve the overall user experiences.

What you bring to the role:

Passion for delivering high-quality user experiences.
Experience developing consumer-facing applications with modern web technologies such as TypeScript, React, and shared component/design systems.
Experience working with RESTful APIs and integrating with backend services.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with software development best practices, such as code reviews, testing, CI/CD, version control, automation, and debugging.

Bonus points if you have:

Experience building developer tooling.
Experience building for users who interact with/get value from multiple avenues, including but not limited to web UI, local, 3rd party integrations such as GIT.
Experience building SaaS applications and/or applications with complex security and control systems.

The estimated salary for this role ranges from $180,000 - $210,000 based on leveling and geography, along with an equity component and a comprehensive benefits package. This range is merely an estimate; actual compensation may deviate from this range based on skills, experience, and qualifications.

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At Astronomer, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Astronomer is a remote-first company.

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